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Nuclear explosion Saphir (Monique) data
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Country
France
Operation
1965
Date
1965-02-27
Yield
127 kT
France - 1965 - Saphir (Monique)
Device Type: Implosion plutonium core Largest underground test in Algeria
Base info
France
1965
France - 127 kT out of 13.7 MT
0.9%
France - Year 1965 - 127 kT out of 143 kT
89%
Location
In Ekker
In Ekker - 127 kT out of 288 kT
44%
Purposes
Weapon Development
Military tests
Deliveries
Underground
Underground tunnel
Underground tunnel - 127 kT out of 20.9 MT
0.6%
In Ekker French Algeria (CSEM) - Oasis Military Test Center Map